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Bauhaus Seating

BAUHAUS STYLE

The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furnituresofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.

ORIGINS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emphasis on craft
  • Simplicity, order, clarity and a prioritization of functionalism
  • Incorporation of geometric shapes
  • Minimalist and refined, little to no ornamentation
  • Use of industrial materials such as tubular chrome, steel and plastic as well as leather, cane and molded plywood in furniture and other products

BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGNERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

AUTHENTIC BAUHAUS FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking. 

The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism

The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.

Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.

Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.

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Style: Bauhaus
White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Style Cantilever Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the realm of vintage furniture with our white vinyl and chrome tube cantilever chair, reminiscent of the iconic Model SS33 Bauhaus chair designed by Anton Lorenz for Thonet...
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1980s American Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Oxblood Leather 'LC2' Arm Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of LC2, Grand Fauteuil, Petit Modèle executed in beautiful and exquisite oxblood red leather with a chromed tubular steel frame. Designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and C...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

4 Black Bentwood & Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Early Year Grey Leather 'LC3' Club Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible pair of early production year (ideal for collectors) 'LC3' club chairs in grey leather, by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina, circa 1970...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 6 B32 'Cesca' Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 beautiful B32 chairs designed by the famous architect and designer Marcel Breuer. These are the original chairs, made by Gavina in the 80s and reupholstered in a beautiful...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus armchairs by fa Hynek Gottwald
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus armchairs by fa Hynek Gottwald. Professionally stained and repolished with new fabric. Signs of use on steel parts.
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1940s Slovak Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Cantilever tubular steel armchair, 1930’s, Czechoslovakia, Europe
Located in Prague 8, CZ
You won’t find many similar armchairs like this one on the current online market. This is an armchair made in the 1930s in one of the world’s great powers for the production of chrom...
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Steel

1970s, pair of Italian vintage chairs, Bauhaus style, original condition.
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, pair of Italian vintage chairs, Bauhaus style. Original condition: no smells, no stains, and stable construction. Traces of use on wood frame and chrome. Beech wood, furniture...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Cantilever Tubular Steel Armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Step into a world where form meets function in the most exquisite manner. Picture this: a pair of cantilever tubular steel armchairs, artfully designed by the legendary Marcel Breuer...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

8x Thonet 811 Prague Armshairs by Josef Hoffmann in Bentwood and Cane – Austria
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
1 chair is a slightly later model and somewhat different from the other 7 (see images). Designer: Josef Hoffmann Manufacturer: Thonet Country: Austria Model: Thonet 811...
Category

1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Beech, Cane, Bentwood

Two-seater straw sofa by Giuseppe Pagano
Located in Milano, IT
This two-seater sofa, designed by the visionary Giuseppe Pagano during the Italian Rationalist era, embodies the principles of functionality and simplicity that defined this movement...
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1930s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Straw, Wood

Wooden Stool "Thonet", 1930's, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Wooden small table "Thonet" made in the 1920's, in Germany. Made of wood and leather. Repolished, cleaned, shows signs of use and age. Fully functional, after a renovation.
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Wood

ANTONIO CITTERIO for VITRA Cantilevered Chrome & Leather Lounge Chair 4 avail.
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning and elegant cantilevered lounge chairs designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra. Textured leather is soft yet exteremely durable. These chairs will last a lifetime! Chromed ca...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Chaise Longue LC4 for Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
An icon of style and timeless elegance, the "LC4" chaise longue was designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in the 1928. The item we present here is the edit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair Made Italy Bauhaus Style Bistro Café Chairs Chrome Cane Seat After Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Bauhaus style made in Italy after Thonet chrome frame with wood & cane seat bistro or café chairs, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The wood ring on one of the chair seats was split in the back and has been repaired. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. Isn’t this a charming pair of chairs? We sure think so! This is a wonderful pair of Italian bistro...
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

3 Patinated Mid-Century Modern Industrial Chic Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
3 structurally sound and heavily patinated Mid-Century Modern Industrial Chic Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs in lilac and rust. Sourced in Germany...
Category

1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

1 of 6 Bauhaus Leather "Visitor chairs" by Matteo Grassi, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find the iconic Visitor's chairs designed by Mary Stam in 1920s and manufactured by Matteo Grassi in the 1970s. Chairs feature tubular steel frames with leat...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Oak Bentwood Chairs Attributed to Thonet #18 Café Chair Set of 6
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair set of 6. These chairs have been attributed based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, each seat has varying conditions. Two have splits in the seats that do not affect their durability plus it looks age & style appropriate. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early 20th Century. Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! Of course, when you create a style this classic and incredible, why change it? This is a set of six Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair. These chairs were originally designed in 1876 by Michael Thonet. Famously known as design #18 or “THE” Café Chair, the design is still produced today by Thonet and there are and have been many knockoffs through the years. It was the first chair where the seat and back insert were directly connected and the back insert, which echoes the shape of the back, creates extra support and stability. They have additional support including side braces and a ring stretcher surrounding the slightly splayed legs under the solid oak seats. They are Bauhaus in style with an Art Deco and Art Nuovo...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak

DOOQ Bauhaus Inspired Armchair L'Unité with Brass Feet, Green Cotton Velvet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’Unité armchair is proportional and sculptural, perfectly made to the human scale. It gathers strong upholstered shapes lightly supported on elegant stand...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Brass

Early Year LC2 Black Leather Three-Seat Sofa by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredibly comfortable Le Corbusier for Cassina 'LC2' three-seat sofa (authentic signed and earlier year production example with low number production number stamped on the fram...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Leather MR10 Chairs by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1960s
Located in Argelato, BO
Vintage set of 6 MR10 dining chairs by Mies Van der Rohe. Chrome cantilevered frames with black original leather
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1970s Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Early set Ludwig Mies van der Rohe MR10 cantilever chairs
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two iconic MR10 cantilever chairs . Design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Chrome tube frame ,comes with Black Leather upholstery . This set of chairs is an early 1960s example of his ...
Category

1960s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

'Avant Garde' Chair, Bauhaus Style 'One Arm', Color of Your Choice
Located in Paris, IDF
Geometric and Minimalist chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin. Inspired by Gerrit Rietveld and Bauhaus style. Editions Savannah Bay Gallery Plywood Measures: 88.5 x 45 x 45 cm ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Plywood

Bauhaus Armchair In Chrome & Leather, Czechoslovakia 1930s
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique armchair produced in the Bauhaus era, completely restored for the 21st century. the armchair was created in Czechoslovakia. The construction is made of bent chrome steel pipes...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 5 Cantilever Armchairs in Leather by Matteo Grassi, Model MG15, Italy 70s
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 5 Vintage cantilever armchairs in patinated red / cognac colored leather by Matteo Grassi, made in Italy, 1970s. Stamped. The chairs are strongly reminiscent of bauhaus works ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair of Vintage Thonet '209' Chairs Beech and Cane
Located in London, GB
Pair of classic model '209' beech bentwood arm chairs designed by Thonet. These chairs date from the latter part of the 20th century are in great condition with only minor wear and r...
Category

Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Adolf Schneck, rare A 64 F Bentwood armhair for Thonet, 1929
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare armchair by Adolf Schneck (sometimes wrongly attributed to Josef Hoffmann) designed in 1929 and made by Thonet. This model was exhibited at the Viennese Art and Industry show du...
Category

1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Set of 24 Sven Markelius modernist stacking chairs 1931 based on Aalto design
Located in Forest, BE
Set of 24 minimal and elegant lightweight confortable stacking chairs by modernist architect Sven Markelius. Designed and produced for the orchestra of the Helsingborg theater in Swe...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Faux Leather, Birch

Bauhaus, Tubular Steel Cantilever Chairs Pair, Mauser Werke, Germany, circa 1932
Located in Berlin, DE
This innovative tubular steel cantilever chair model RS 7, made from a single continuous line, creates in comparison with the classical one, a 'Double-Freischwinger'. Presented in t...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 3 Leather Chairs by DalVera in style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find three Bauhaus Leather Dining Chairs designed and manufactured by DalVera in the style of Charlotte Perriand. The chairs feature black tubular frame and ...
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1950s French Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Thonet Bauhaus Brno Style Chairs Chrome & Cognac Leather Cantilever Set of 12
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal Bauhaus style Thonet chrome tube cantilever frame & cognac leather armchairs in the style of Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe, & Lilly Reich, set of 12. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There is a bit of “stretch” in the leather of some of the seats from wear, but we think it gives the leather a good comfy look and feel. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th to Early 21st Century, designed 1928-1930. We have A DOZEN reasons for you to check out this listing!!! This is a GORGEOUS set of TWELVE Modern Thonet Bauhaus or Art Deco style armchairs comprised of chrome tube cantilever frames and cognac leather seats & backs, and they are in the style of the Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe, & Lilly Reich. What a history this chair design holds!! The actual construction & design for the Brno chair by Thonet...
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

A chrome and wicker MR20 armchair by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe for Stendig
Located in Houston, TX
A chrome and wicker MR20 armchair designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe for Stendig, circa 1960-70s. Made in Italy. There are no tags on the chair, this is based on my own research. S...
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1960s North American Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ladies lounge chair LC4 by Le Corbusier for Casina
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Ladies lounge chair LC4 by Le Corbusier for Casina in original vintage condition with signs of use.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Robert Mallet Stevens 222 Dining Chair
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Vintage 222 chair by Robert Mallet- Stevens. Stamped on underside.
Category

Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Early B35 Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very early example from the 1930s of the classical B35 model designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet in the very last years of the 1920s. The leather has great patina and is definitely ...
Category

1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Gavina - Marcel Breuer - Armchair (2) - Wassily Chair - Caviar leather
Located in Budapest, HU
Gavina Wassily Chair (1960s) Designed by Marcel Breuer Dimensions: Height: 73 cm Width: 78 cm Depth: 70 cm This iconic Gavina Wassily Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1960s...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer later production from 1970s. New fabric seat.
Category

1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

2 Tubular Steel Lounge Chairs with Foot Stool by Mücke-Melder 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Tubular Steel Lounge Chairs with Foot Stool by Mücke-Melder 1930s. These 2 chairs were produced in Czech Republic during the 1930s by Mü...
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet in very nice original condition with signs of use.
Category

1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Erich Dieckmann Bauhaus Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of vintage Art Deco Bauhaus lounge chairs by Berlin born designer Erich Dieckmann (1896-1944). Sturdy bent beech wood frame with tightly woven wicker seat and back. Decorative...
Category

Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Wicker, Beech

2 Leather MR10 Chairs by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1960s
Located in Argelato, BO
Vintage set of 2 MR10 dining chairs by Mies Van der Rohe. Chrome cantilevered frames with black original leather
Category

1970s Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

4 Black Bentwood & Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Pr. Brno Chairs by Knoll Designed by Mies van der Rohde c.
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Modernist Brno chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohde, made by Knoll, circa. High quality examples of these classic Bauhaus masterpieces. The chairs are in good, origin...
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Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair Barcelona Chairs, Black Leather and Stainless Steel, Mies for Knoll, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
All original timeless classic pair of black leather and hand polished stainless steel Barcelona chairs. Designed by Mies van de Rohe in 1929, this pair was produced in the 1970s. Ver...
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1970s American Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of 4 Vintage Italian Model Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original 324 d. S. 3 chairs by cassina based on a design by charles rennie mackintosh. A rare design classic … Read more Original 324 d. S. 3 chairs by cassina based on a design by c...
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20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Wood

MW02 armchair in Bauhaus style with vegan leather seat in brown, by MW designer
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Elevating furniture design to an artistic level, the MW02 armchair enhances and transforms any space it occupies. Its tempered glass panels, extremely resistant, are meticulously sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bauhaus Black Leather Vintage Lounge Chair Wassily by Marcel Breuer Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus style vintage tube steel lounge chair with black leather model Wassily was designed by Marcel Breuer 1925 - 27 and probably executed in Italy circa 1970. No manufacturer labe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Peter Behrens Bauhaus Industrial Tubular Steel Chair Germany, circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Peter Behrens Bauhaus Industrial tubular steel chair, which was designed and manufactured in Germany circa 1930. Documented Design: Peter Behrens (1...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

1930 Original German Tubular Steel Chair Model B33 by Marcel Breuer
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
Step into the world of Bauhaus design with the iconic B33 Cantilever Chair, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1927/1928 and produced by Thonet Mundus AG starting in 1930. This ...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Iron

Bauhaus Oak Bentwood Chairs Attributed to Thonet #18 Café Chair Set of 6
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair set of 6. These chairs have been attributed based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, each seat has varying conditions. Two have splits in the seats that do not affect their durability plus it looks age & style appropriate. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early 20th Century. Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! Of course, when you create a style this classic and incredible, why change it? This is a set of six Bauhaus style bentwood chairs attributed to Thonet #18 Café chair. These chairs were originally designed in 1876 by Michael Thonet. Famously known as design #18 or “THE” Café Chair, the design is still produced today by Thonet and there are and have been many knockoffs through the years. It was the first chair where the seat and back insert were directly connected and the back insert, which echoes the shape of the back, creates extra support and stability. They have additional support including side braces and a ring stretcher surrounding the slightly splayed legs under the solid oak seats. They are Bauhaus in style with an Art Deco and Art Nuovo...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak

Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll International - 1990s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent Wassily armchair, designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1920s when he was head of the Bauhaus. This armchair was revolutionary for its time, as it was made of curved tubular s...
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Weißenhof Mr 10 / Mr 533 Chairs Manufactured by Thonet
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of original Weißenhof MR 10 / MR 533 tubular steel chairs, designed in 1927 by Mies van der Rohe and manufactured by Thonet in the 1930s. Chrome-plated tubular steel and black...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair, Green Eisengarn
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This is an early edition Wassily from Berlin based manufacturer, Standard-Möbel. It exhibits the original army green Eisengarn canvas. A truly iconic design, deserving to be in a museum. The model for this chair is the traditional overstuffed club chair...
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

White leather club chairs LC2 by Le Corbusier for Cassina
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
White leather club chairs LC2 were designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier and produced by Cassina in the 1970s. Very nice original condition with patina.
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1970s Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, Set of 4
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 4 dining chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, in metal, wood and rattan.
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Bauhaus dining chairs S 32 by Marcel Breuer
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus dining chairs S32 by Marcel Breuer from around 1960-70s in very nice origina condition with signs of use.
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1960s European Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

Original Bauhaus Chair, by J. Halabala, UP Zavody, Beech, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Bauhaus armchair comes from Czechoslovakia from the first half of the 20th century. It is the work of Jindřich Halabala and was produced in UP Zavody as model H-91. The ...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome, Iron

Tubular Steel Loungechair Zebra Hide by Fa. Hynek Gottwald, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
The design of this chair goes back to the model of R.C. Coquery from the year 1929. It was produced under the number B 251 from Thonet-France. This chair by Hynek Gottwald is a czech version with changed proportions. It has been completely restored and upholstered. Covered with 3 selected real zebra skins...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus chairs LC1 by Le Corbusier for Cassina
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus chairs LC1 by Le Corbusier for Cassina in very nice original vintage condition with signs of use.
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

1 Curule Chair in the Style of Pierre Paulin
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Ligne Roset Curule chair in the Style of Pierre Paulin. This re-edition of Pierre Paulin's early 1980s design in solid beech with a s...
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1980s French Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Beech

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus "Wassily" Armchairs
Located in High Point, NC
A stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily armchairs, iconic for their bold design and enduring style. This armchair model, known as the Wassily or B3, features a sleek ch...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

'Avant Garde' Chair, Bauhaus Style 'One Arm', Color of Your Choice
Located in Paris, IDF
Geometric and Minimalist chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin. Inspired by Gerrit Rietveld and Bauhaus style. Editions Savannah Bay Gallery Plywood Measures: 88.5 x 45 x 45 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Plywood

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973, Set of 3
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of three model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced in Italy in 1973. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in black le...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Iron

German Armchair by Richard Riemerschmid for Soennecken, 1930
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This striking armchair, designed by Richard Riemerschmid in 1930, is a prime example of his work during his time with the German Werkbund. Produced by Soennecken in Bonn, with collab...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Lacquer

Antique Josef Hoffmann Michael Thonet bistro chairs no 14 118 webbing, 1880s, 8p
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful set of 8 antique, authentic and all original Thonet no. 14 bentwood chairs with webbing seats by Josef Hoffmann. Model nr 14 is without a doubt the most famous and most s...
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1860s Austrian Antique Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

Cesca Mid Century Cantilever Chair, Marcel Breuer B32 Design
Located in Zagreb, HR
Marcel Breuer model B32 or 'Cesca' design chairs. Unknown Italian production, circa 2000-2003. Were a part of a local city hall office in Italy. Fully restored in a natural wood fi...
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Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Four 30s cantilever Bauhaus tubular steel chairs by Mart Stam for Robert Slezak
Located in München, DE
Four 1930s cantilever tubular steel Bauhaus chairs. Design by the well-known Dutch architect Mart Stam. Manufacturer is furniture factory Robert Slezak. Made in Czech. Seat and backr...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Thonet Bauhaus Brno Style Chairs Chrome & Cognac Leather Cantilever Set of 12
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal Bauhaus style Thonet chrome tube cantilever frame & cognac leather armchairs in the style of Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe, & Lilly Reich, set of 12. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There is a bit of “stretch” in the leather of some of the seats from wear, but we think it gives the leather a good comfy look and feel. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th to Early 21st Century, designed 1928-1930. We have A DOZEN reasons for you to check out this listing!!! This is a GORGEOUS set of TWELVE Modern Thonet Bauhaus or Art Deco style armchairs comprised of chrome tube cantilever frames and cognac leather seats & backs, and they are in the style of the Brno chair by Mies van der Rohe, & Lilly Reich. What a history this chair design holds!! The actual construction & design for the Brno chair by Thonet...
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Tubular steel dining chairs
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Tubular steel dining chairs attributed to Mart Stam in original vintage condition with signs of use.
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Mies Van Der Rohe Brno Armchairs in Leather and Chrome
Located in Almelo, NL
Mies van der Rohe Brno Armchairs in Leather and Chrome. This set of four Mies van der Rohe Brno armchairs, model 255, in polished chrome-plated flat bar steel with original leathe...
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 pair of club chairs by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Thonet 1930s Cantilever Armchair in the Style of Erich Dieckmann, Gilbert Rhode
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Thonet, Bauhaus 1930s tubular steel cantilever armchair in the style of Erich Dieckmann or Gilbert Rhode.
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Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Black Chrome Tubular Director Arm Chairs, a Pair after Marcel Breuer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of black and chrome armchairs after Marcel Breuer. This set of chairs are created from chrome with tubular frames and faux leather. They have a director chair feel. Both the b...
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20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Bauhaus seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, chrome and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Bauhaus seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Marcel Breuer, Poul Henningsen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Thonet. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $107,000 while the average work can sell for $2,997.

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